The City of Jamestown has received a clean audit for 2025. Drescher and Malecki CPAs Carl Widmer and Jared Pickard presented on the results of the audit to City Council Monday night. The auditors noted significant improvements in efficiency, … [Read more...]
City Council To Review Local Law To Abolish Strategic Planning & Partnerships Commission
Jamestown City Council will review a local law to abolish the City’s Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission at its work session tonight. Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund had previously said in March 2024 that she hoped to re-establish the … [Read more...]
Second Quarter Sales Tax Revenues Show Initial Increase For Jamestown Over 2025
Second quarter sales tax revenues for April and May are up in the City of Jamestown over 2025. City Comptroller Ericka Thomas provided the update to Jamestown City Council, saying April is up 5% from last year with May being a little over 14% … [Read more...]
State Audit Finds Fredonia Trustees’ Actions Led To Village’s Deteriorating Financial Situation
A State Audit has found that the Village of Fredonia Trustees have not adequately understood the village’s financial condition and their actions have led to the village’s deteriorating financial situation. The State Comptroller’s Office conducted … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – City of Jamestown 2024 Audit Presentation – December 18, 2025
Drescher & Malecki Partner Carl Widmer presented the results of the 2024 audit to Jamestown City Council members on December 15, 2025. … [Read more...]
2024 Audit Finds City Of Jamestown Expenditures Exceeded Revenues
The 2024 audit for the City of Jamestown found that expenditures exceeded revenues for the past two years. Drescher and Malecki Partner Carl Widmer presented the results of the audit to Jamestown City Council Monday night. Widmer said the … [Read more...]
City Council To Review Request To Allocate $200,000 To Blooming Gardens Project
Jamestown City Council will review a resolution to allocate $200,000 to Blooming Gardens project. The resolution allocates $200,000 in HOME Redevelopment funds to the housing project. The funds would assist CODE Inc. and Southern Tier Environments … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Receives ‘Clean Audit’
The Jamestown Public Schools District received a “clean” audit for the 2024-25 school year. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker said he was told the “clean audit” is the highest level that an audit can receive, “So, they found no challenges, … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – 2023 City of Jamestown Audit Presentation – March 13, 2025
Drescher and Malecki Partner Carl Widmer presented the results of the 2023 audit of City of Jamestown finances to Jamestown City Council on March 10. … [Read more...]
Jamestown Receives Clean Audit Report For 2023
The City of Jamestown received a clean report for the audit of 2023 finances. Drescher and Malecki Partner Carl Widmer presented the results of the audit to Jamestown City Council Monday night. The delay of the report on the audit of 2023 is … [Read more...]
